Iraq · AST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Karbala, Iraq runs on UTC+3. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+3 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 7-hour difference between Karbala and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 2 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 16:00–18:00 in Karbala lines up with 09:00–11:00 in New York. There is a 2-hour difference between Karbala and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 7 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 11:00–18:00 in Karbala lines up with 09:00–16:00 in London. There is a 6-hour difference between Karbala and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 3 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–12:00 in Karbala lines up with 15:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Moscow, Athens, Istanbul. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Karbala.
Practical Info
Karbala (Iraq) is home to roughly 700K people. Today brings about 14.3 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:00, sunset at 19:18. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+3 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 33° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
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Iraq
Capital
Baghdad
Continent
Asia
Time Zone
AST · Asia/Baghdad
Coordinates
32.61°N, 44.02°E
Currency
IQD (ع.د)
Calling Code
+964
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Arabic, Kurdish
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Arbaeen draws an estimated fifteen to twenty million pilgrims to Karbala, many walking the 80 km from Najaf, which makes it one of the largest annual gatherings of people anywhere in the world — several times the size of the Hajj.
The clock: Karbala keeps UTC+3. The date moves through the solar year because it follows the Islamic lunar calendar.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
9h overlapSame timezone as your location.